ìobairt

See also: íobairt

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish idbart, verbal noun of ad·opair. By surface analysis, ìobair +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiəpərˠʃtʲ/
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): [ˈiːpəɻʈ][1]

Noun

ìobairt f (genitive singular ìobairte, plural ìobairtean)

  1. sacrifice, offering

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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